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Neuroaffirming Individual Play-Based Learning For NDIS and Homeschool. Square image. Picture of a young, curious caucasian boy looking through a magnifying glass in a fun playground wonderland.

Let’s Play! Personalised, Neuroaffirming Play-Based Learning and Capacity Building

by In The Real Wonderland4 years old, 5 years old, 6 years old, 7 years old, 8 years old, 9 years old, All Homeschool And Classroom Curriculum, Art Play Ideas, Construction Play Ideas, Curriculum Duration - Multi-Week Unit, Dilemma and Conflict Play Ideas, English, Literacy and ELA Curriculum, Exploratory Play Ideas, Fantasy Play Ideas, Fine Motor Play Ideas, Game play ideas, Gross Motor Play Ideas, Private (One-on-One) Live Online Sessions, Problem Solving Play Ideas, Role Play Ideas, Science Curriculum, Sensory Play Ideas, Sorting and Aligning Play Ideas, STEM Curriculum 27 December 202220 February 2023Comments are Disabled

A neuroaffirming, play-based capacity building program designed for children aged from 4 years to around 9 years old. This program provides one-on-one learning support to your child in a variety of areas, including academics, social enjoyment, learning skills, and developmental curriculum. The program is tailored to each child’s unique needs and can be used for …

Salt dough recipe for sensory play. Image is of a toadstool and bug sculpture made from salt dough, in a garden filled with flowers and a secret pink door.

Best Salt Dough Recipe for Creative Sensory Play

by In The Real Wonderland3 years old, 4 years old, 5 years old, 6 years old, 7 years old, 8 years old, 9 years old, Free Play-Based Learning Resources, Play doughs and bases, Play Recipes, Materials, Objects, Toys and Supplies, Sensory Play Ideas 13 December 202213 January 2023Comments are Disabled

This salt dough recipe is one of my favorite ways to combine sensory play with creativity. It’s suitable for all ages and provides endless opportunities for exploration, imagination, and artistic expression. Whether you’re a parent, teacher, or caregiver, salt dough one of the most versatile sensory play materials to have on hand. This is a …

Cancellations, Returns and Refunds

by In The Real WonderlandPolicies 10 December 202217 March 2023Comments are Disabled

This policy outlines the terms and conditions of cancellations, returns and refunds. It applies to goods, and in-person and online services provided. Clients may book and access some services using Outschool.com, a third-party education platform. This policy does not apply to services booked, paid for and accessed through Outcschool.com. In the case of these services, …

Easy cloud dough recipe. Image of a play scene, with safari animals on a tray of cloud dough.

Best Play Recipes: Easy Cloud Dough

by In The Real Wonderland3 years old, 4 years old, 5 years old, 6 years old, 7 years old, 8 years old, 9 years old, Play doughs and bases, Play Recipes, Materials, Objects, Toys and Supplies, Sensory Play Ideas 19 November 20229 January 2023Comments are Disabled

Easy cloud dough is probably my favourite sensory dough. It is a simple and forgiving recipe, using only two ingredients. Cloud dough has consistency and Newtonian quality similar to kinetic sand: it can both hold its shape and crumble apart, allowing for many different types of play. However, it is less ‘gritty’ and far cheaper …

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Unicornology – Live, Online Unicorn STEM Activities & Projects For Children Who Love Unicorns

by In The Real Wonderland4 years old, 5 years old, 6 years old, 7 years old, 8 years old, All Homeschool And Classroom Curriculum, Art Play Ideas, Biology Curriculum, Chemistry Curriculum, Classifying and Data Analysis Curriculum, Construction Play Ideas, Counting Curriculum, Curriculum Duration - Multi-Week Unit, Dilemma and Conflict Play Ideas, Ecology Curriculum, Engineering Curriculum, English, Literacy and ELA Curriculum, Exploratory Play Ideas, Fantasy Play Ideas, Fine Motor Play Ideas, Fractions Curriculum, Group Live Online Sessions, Language Structure Curriculum, Maths Curriculum, Measurement Curriculum, Multiplication and Division Curriculum, Mythology and Magic Creatures Curriculum, Number Composition Curriculum, Oral Language and Speech Development Curriculum, Oral Language Decoding Curriculum, Patterns and Algebra Curriculum, Physics Curriculum, Problem Solving Play Ideas, Role Play Ideas, Science Curriculum, Sensory Play Ideas, Shapes Curriculum, Sorting and Aligning Play Ideas, Spatial Awareness and Visualisation Curriculum, STEM Curriculum, Subitising Curriculum, Unicorn Curriculum, Vocabulary Curriculum, Water Science Curriculum 17 November 202228 December 2022Comments are Disabled

Become a Unicornologist! Play and learn with unicorn STEM, maths and literacy activities for children Held over 5 x weekly hands-on and play-based sessions Max. 5 children per group for personalised interaction Join a live session from anywhere in the world In this live and interactive Unicornology course we use play-based learning. Come and imagine, …

Merfolkology-Mermaids Activities Online Course. Image of an artistic female mermaid floating through a blue ocean kelp forest, surrounded by colourful corals, tropical fish and a giant pink jellyfish.

Merfolkology – A Live, Online STEM Class For Children Who Love Little Mermaid Activities

by In The Real Wonderland4 years old, 5 years old, 6 years old, 7 years old, 8 years old, 9 years old, All Homeschool And Classroom Curriculum, Art Play Ideas, Biology Curriculum, Chemistry Curriculum, Classifying and Data Analysis Curriculum, Construction Play Ideas, Counting Curriculum, Curriculum Duration - Multi-Week Unit, Dilemma and Conflict Play Ideas, Ecology Curriculum, Engineering Curriculum, English, Literacy and ELA Curriculum, Exploratory Play Ideas, Fantasy Play Ideas, Fine Motor Play Ideas, Gross Motor Play Ideas, Group Live Online Sessions, Language Structure Curriculum, Maths Curriculum, Measurement Curriculum, Merfolk Mermaid Curriculum, Multiplication and Division Curriculum, Mythology and Magic Creatures Curriculum, Number Composition Curriculum, Ocean and Marine Curriculum, Oral Language and Speech Development Curriculum, Oral Language Decoding Curriculum, Patterns and Algebra Curriculum, Problem Solving Play Ideas, Role Play Ideas, Science Curriculum, Sensory Play Ideas, Shapes Curriculum, Sorting and Aligning Play Ideas, Spatial Awareness and Visualisation Curriculum, STEM Curriculum, Subitising Curriculum, Vocabulary Curriculum, Water Science Curriculum 12 November 202228 December 2022Comments are Disabled

Become a Merfolkologist! Play and Learn With Activities for Little Mermaids, Mermen and All Merfolk! Held over 5 x weekly hands-on and play-based sessions Max. 5 children per group for personalised interaction Join a live session from anywhere in the world In this interactive Merfolkology course we use play-based learning. Come and imagine, create, engineer, …

Dragonology Course - Play-Based Learning. Image of a young child feeding a pet dragon in a magical night time wonderland.

Live Dragonology Course – Play-Based Learning For Children Who Love Dragons

by In The Real Wonderland4 years old, 5 years old, 6 years old, 7 years old, 8 years old, 9 years old, Adding and Subtracting Curriculum, All Homeschool And Classroom Curriculum, Art Play Ideas, Chemistry Curriculum, Classifying and Data Analysis Curriculum, Construction Play Ideas, Counting Curriculum, Curriculum Duration - Multi-Week Unit, Dilemma and Conflict Play Ideas, Dragon Curriculum, Engineering Curriculum, English, Literacy and ELA Curriculum, Exploratory Play Ideas, Fantasy Play Ideas, Fine Motor Play Ideas, Fire Curriculum, Gross Motor Play Ideas, Group Live Online Sessions, Language Structure Curriculum, Maths Curriculum, Measurement Curriculum, Multiplication and Division Curriculum, Mythology and Magic Creatures Curriculum, Number Composition Curriculum, Oral Language and Speech Development Curriculum, Oral Language Decoding Curriculum, Patterns and Algebra Curriculum, Physics Curriculum, Problem Solving Play Ideas, Science Curriculum, Sensory Play Ideas, Shapes Curriculum, Sorting and Aligning Play Ideas, Spatial Awareness and Visualisation Curriculum, STEM Curriculum, Subitising Curriculum, Vocabulary Curriculum 12 November 202216 February 2023Comments are Disabled

Play and Learn With Dragons! Held over 5 x weekly hands-on and play-based sessions Max. 5 children per group for personalised interaction Join a live session from anywhere in the world In this live, interactive Dragonology course Alice works personally with your child, using play-based learning to imagine, create, engineer, experiment and discover all the …

Different types of play. Image of a young child opening a treasure chest.

Using different types of play to support children’s learning, attention, development, and wellbeing.

by In The Real WonderlandBlog Articles Play-Based Learning 6 October 20226 November 2022Comments are Disabled

A backlash about different types of play (and play-based learning) is brewing in many parenting and teacher communities. In one camp, we have those who view play-based learning as a specialist type of teaching. In this world, play and play-based learning requires particular equipment, skills, or approaches. Here, ‘play’ is viewed as a productive activity …

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Who owns your eyeballs? A story about children’s agency and choice.

by In The Real WonderlandBlog Articles Play-Based Learning 12 September 202212 April 2023Comments are Disabled

A while back, I was visiting a preschool to prepare for a workshop that I was providing their educators about children’s agency and choice. As I moved around the preschool room I noticed they had a list of around 70 ‘rules’ for children. Each rule was meticulously typed on a file-card, and individually laminated before …

A young child paying attention to a book. The text lists different types of attention including sustained attention, flow, orienting, alternating attention and divided attention. Sustained attention and flow are grouped as being important to improve a child's attention for learning and wellbeing.

How to improve a child’s attention for learning

by In The Real WonderlandBlog Articles Play-Based Learning 2 September 202230 September 2022Comments are Disabled

How can teachers and homeschool educators improve their child’s attention for learning? The answer to this question depends, to some extent, on how long we might typically expect a child be able to hold their attention on a learning task. A common rule-of-thumb used by many teachers, is that a child should be able to …